Maximilian Aue CV

September 15, 2008

Education: Ph.D German, Stanford University, Spring 1973

M.A. German, Stanford University, Spring 1965

B.A. German, University of Virginia, Spring 1964

Elementary and Secondary Education in Vienna, Austria

(Matura: 1960)

Master’s Thesis: “Venedig im Werk Rainer Maria Rilkes”

Dissertation: Novalis und Musil: Eine Untersuchung der romantischen

Elemente im Werk Robert Musils.

Publications:

Books: Ludwig Wittgenstein, Bemerkungen über die

Philosophie der Psychologie, vol. II. Oxford: Blackwell,

1980. (Translator)

Ludwig Wittgenstein, Letzte Schriften über die

Philosophie der Psychologie, vol. I. Oxford: Blackwell,

1982. (Translator)

Ludwig Wittgenstein, Letzte Schriften über die

Philosophie der Psychologie , vol. II. Oxford: Blackwell,

1992. (Translator)

Ludwig Wittgenstein, The Big Typescript: TS 213, German-English Scholars’ Edition, Oxford: Blackwell, 2005. (Translator and editor)

Articles: “Natur und Geometrie: Eine Anmerkung zu G.F.Jonkes

Roman Geometrischer Heimatroman” MLN 90 (1975), 696-702.

“Die Ablehnung romantischer Vorstellungen von Liebe,

Natur und Tod in Robert Musils Drei Frauen.” Modern

Austrian Literature (1976) Nr.2, 240-54.

“Musil und die Romantik: Einige grundsätzliche Über-

legungen”, in Sprachästhetische Sinnvermittlung,

Ed. D. Farda. Frankfurt/Main: Lang, 1982, 125-34.

“Systematische Innerlichkeit: Überlegungen zu Georg

Büchners und Peter Schneiders ‘Lenz’”. Sprachkunst

15 (1984) vol.1, 68-80.

“Das ‘Prinzip der kleinsten Schritte’: Musil und das

‘ungelöste Problem des Naturalismus’” Musil-Forum,

13-14 (1987- 88), 34-45.

Translation: Ludwig Wittgenstein, “Philosophie”, Synthese,

87 (1991), 3-22.

“Vivisektion mit Herz: Georg Kreislers ‘Der Tod, das

muß ein Wiener sein,’” Protokolle. (1991) Vol. 2, 85-92.

Translation: Manfred Riedel, “Die ‘wundersame Doppelnatur’

der Philosophie: Nietzsches Bestimmung der ursprünglich

griechischen Denkerfahrung” [“The ‘Woundrous Double Nature’

of Philosophy: Nietzsche’s Definition of the Original Expe-

rience of Thinking Among the Greeks”], Graduate Faculty

Philosophy Journal , 15 (1991) Nr. 2, 31-48.

“Zwischen Mystik und Photographie: Zum Erinnerungsbe-

griff bei Hofmannsthal”. Festschrift for Arthur Evans.

Atlanta, GA: Scholars Press, 1993.

“Subversive Restauration: Zur ‘Neubelebung’ Goldonis und

der commedia dell’arte bei Fritz v. Herzmanovsky-Orlando.”

Modern Austrian Literature, 26 (1993) Nr. 3-4, 33-44.

“Bewältigung und Einbindung?: Zum eigenartigen Schicksal

des Saul Silber in Barbara Frischmuths ‘Mystifikationen der

Sophie Silber’.” Modern Austrian Literature 27 (1994) Nr.

3-4, 95-106.

“Offenheit und Eklektik - aber wie? Gedanken zum Problem

der Wertung innerhalb einer neuen österreichischen Litera-

turgeschichte,” in: Daviau, Donald G. and Arlt, Herbert

(ed.) Geschichte der österreichischen Literatur, St.

Ingbert: Röhrig Universitätsverlag, 1996, Teil I, 199-206.

“’Pandämonium verschiedener Formen des Wahns’? Vom Wahnsinn

und seinen Grenzen in Robert Musils Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften.“ in: Primus-Heinz Kucher (ed.), Literatur und Kultur im Österreich der Zwanziger Jahre: Vorschläge zu einem transdisziplinären Epochenprofil, Bielefeld: Aisthesis, 2006, pp. 135-144.

Book Reviews: Dietmar Goltschnigg, Mystische Tradition im Roman Robert

Musils: Martin Bubers “Ekstatische Konfessionen” im “Mann

ohne Eigenschaften, Heidelberg: L. Stiehm, 1974. Modern

Austrian Literature 10 (1977) Nr. 2, 148-150.

G.F. Jonke, Der Ferne Klang, Salzburg: Residenz, 1979.

Modern Austrian Literature 15 (1982) Nr. 1, 152-154.

Gerhart Baumann, Robert Musil: Ein Entwurf, Bern: Francke,

1981. The German Quarterly 57 (1984) 327-329.

Willi Feld, Funktionale Satire durch Zitieren in Robert

Musils “Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften”. Diss. Münster, 1978.

Musil-Forum, 11-12 (1985-86), 261-264.

Kathleen O’Connor, Robert Musil and the Tradition of the

German Novelle, Riverside, CA: Ariadne Press, 1992. German

Quarterly 69 (1996) Nr. 4, 451-452.

Christoph Hoffmann, “Der Dichter am Apparat”: Medientech-

nik, Experimentalpsychologie u. Texte Robert Musils 1899-

1942 München: Fink, 1997. German Quarterly 73 (2000) Nr.

2, 216 -217.

Theo Buck, Vorschein der Apokalypse: Zum Thema des Ersten

Weltkriegs bei Georg Trakl, Robert Musil und Karl Kraus. Tübingen:

Stauffenburg, 2001. Modern Austrian Literature, 35, Nr. 3/4 (2002)

pp. 123-125.

Klaus Amann, Robert Musil – Literatur und Politik: Mit einer Neuedition ausgewählter politischer Schriften aus dem Nachlaß, Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt, 2007. Modern Austrian Literature, 41 (2008), Nr. 1, 104-106.

Publications Translation: Wilhelm Dilthey, “Beiträge zur Lösung

accepted: der Frage vom Ursprung unseres Glaubens an die Real-

ität der Außenwelt und ihrem Recht”. Finished and

accepted contribution to the Dilthey project Bochum.

Papers read: “Musil und die Romantik: Einige grundsätzliche

Überlegungen”. Robert-Musil-Symposion, Berlin, 1980.

“Otto Wagner”. Invited lecture on the occasion of the Otto

Wagner exhibit at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, 1988.

“Vivisektion mit Herz: Georg Kreislers ‘Der Tod, das muß

ein Wiener sein”. Fifth Annual Symposium on Austrian Liter-

ature and Culture, Univ. of California at Riverside, 1990.

“Moment und ‘ausgewählter Augenblick’: Zur Funktion der

Erinnerung in Hugo von Hofmannsthals Der Schwierige”.

SAMLA Conference, Tampa, FL, 1990.

“Mozart”. Invited lecture in connection with the observance

of the 200th anniversary of Mozart’s death. Emory Univ.,

1991

“Im Vorhof zur Utopie: Zur Umfunktionierung eines

traditionellen Venedigdiskurses in der Zwischenkriegszeit.”

Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, 1992.

“Subversive Restauration: Zur ‘Neubelebung’ Goldonis und

der commedia dell’ arte bei Fritz v. Herzmanovsky-Orlando.”

Eighth Annual Symposium on Austrian Literature and Culture,

Univ. of California at Riverside, 1993.

“Bewältigung und Einbindung?: Zum eigenartigen Schicksal

des Saul Silber in Barbara Frischmuths Mystifikationen der

Sophie Silber .” Ninth Annual Symposium on Austrian Litera-

ture and Culture, Univ. of California at Riverside, 1994.

“Literaturverständnis als Prüfstein disziplinärer

Grenzziehungen?”. Eighteenth Annual Conference of the

German Studies Association, Dallas, TX, 1994.

“Offenheit und Eklektik” Zum Problem der Wertung innerhalb

einer neuen österreichischen Literaturgeschichte.” Tenth

Annual Symposium on Twentieth-Century Austrian Literature

and Culture, University of California at Riverside,

April 19-23, 1995.

“Die unerträgliche Leichtigkeit des Selbstverlusts: Zu Ger-

hard Roths Winterreise”. ACTFL Convention, Dallas, TX,

November 18-21, 1999.

“Von der ‘Komödie von deutscher Seele’ zur Tragödie von

österreichischer Wirklichkeit: Zu Thomas Bernhards

Auseinandersetzung mit dem Nationalsozialismus”. SAMLA

Convention, Birmingham, AL, Nov. 10-12, 2000.

“Politik als literarischer Katalysator?: Zu den Formen

literarischer Vergangenheitsdarstellungen vor und nach

dem österreichischen ‘Bedenkjahr’” . Conference:

“Austrian Writers Confront the Past”, University of

Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. April 12-14, 2002.

“Das Verlassen des Festlands: Zur Problematisierung österreichischer

Identität in Sabine Grubers Aushäusige. Annual Meeting of the Modern

Austrian Literature and Culture Association, University if Vermont,

April 10-13, 2003.

“’Pandämonium verschiedener Formen des Wahns’? Vom Wahnsinn und seinen Grenzen in Robert Musils DerMann ohne Eigenschaften.“ Annual Meeting of the Modern Austrian Literature and Culture Association, Wake Forest University, April 20-23, 2006.

„Inszenierte Absichtslosigkeit: Zur Funktion des Furlani in Hugo von Hofmannsthals Der Schwierige“. Annual Symposium of the Modern Austrian Literature and Culture Association, University of Washington, Seattle WA, April 24-27, 2008.

Revised version of “Inszenierte Absichtslosigkeit….” Given at the 34 th Meeting of the International Nestroy Society (“34. Internationale Nestroy-Gespräche“) in Vienna (Schwechat), June 28-July 1, 2008.

Projects: Book: “Von der ‘Bildung der Erde’ zur ‘geistigen Be-

wältigung der Welt’”.

Monograph: “An der Schwelle zur Utopie: Zum

deutschprachigen literarischen Venedigbild im 20.

Jahrhundert.”

Article: “Im Vorhof zur Utopie: Zur Umfunktionierung eines

traditionellen Venedigdiskurses der Zwischenkriegszeit.”

Under consideration by Colloquia Germanica.

Teaching Summer 1965, 1967: Visiting Lecturer at the Univer-

Experience: sity of Virginia

1965-67: Teaching Assistant at Stanford University

1968-75: Instructor and Assistant Professor at Emory

University

1975- : Associate Professor at Emory University

Summers 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995:

Visiting Professor at the Universiy of Linz ( Austria).

Aside from courses in elementary and intermediate German

(including courses on translation into German), I have

taught a variety of literature courses dealing with peri-

ods from the 18th through the 20th century both on the

graduate and on the undergraduate level. These courses

covered topics such as:

German Romanticism; German Romanticism and French

Symbolism; Lyric poetry in France and Germany from

the “Pleiade” to the present; The German experimental

novel of the late 20s and the late 60s; The pre-WWII Euro-

pean experimental novel; Franz Grillparzer; Thomas

Mann; Robert Musil; German literary modernism; German lit-

erature from 1890-1945; The German radio play; 20th

century Austrian literature; Contemporary German Litera-

ture; The fin de siècle language crisis; German-Jewish

literature; Theory and methods of comparative literature;

German Fairytales; German Humor; The “Heimat” Concept.

Individualized proposed and then (co-)taught interdisciplinary Freshman

and non-tra-

ditional Seminar entitled “The German Schizophrenia” four times

teaching: between Fall 1970 and Spring 1973;

Participated in team teaching of “Europe Between the Wars”

Spring 1981 and 1988.

In connection with Emory’s Summer Study in Vienna, on

several occasions, I taught courses on German drama based

on plays being performed at that time in the city.

Aside from teaching regular courses, I have

overseen numerous graduate and undergraduate directed

studies on various aspects of German literature,

philosophy and cultural history.

In addition, I have (co-)directed honors theses in Emory

College; and Master’s theses, and dissertations in the ILA

and in the Program in Comparative Literature.

Areas of Early and late 19th century (fin de siècle) German

Specialization: literature

20th century and contemporary German and Austrian literature

German Romanticism

Litarary reception ( Italy in German literature)

Areas of Franco-German literary relations

Competence: Comparative literature (theory)

German radio play

Experimental novel

German literary history

Jewish-German literature

Austrian cultural history

Fellowships: Woodrow Wilson Graduate Fellowship 1964-65

Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowship 1967-68

Research Committee Grant to go Cambridge, England,

Spring, 1976

Research Committee Grant to go to Vienna, Austria and

Venice, Italy, late Spring, 1980

ACLS Travel Grant to go to Berlin, Germany, Fall, 1980

Release time to attend Luce seminar, Spring 1996

Departmental Initiated experimental introduction of content-based lan-

Service: guage instruction on first and second year levels (1998/99).

Introduction (with a former colleague) of the still cur-

rent “communicative” method of teaching beginning German.

Films and Special Events 1973-76

Chair of German Department 1976-79

Chair of German Division 1980-81; 1982-83; 1985-86;

1986-87.

Executive Committee of Modern Languages and Classics

Department 1979-81; 1986-87

Chair, Department of German Studies 1998-2001

Coordinator of beginning German 1968-79

Initiator and Organizer of Summer Abroad Program (1973)

now in its thirty fifth year

Director of Spring Quarter in Vienna, Spring 1975

Director of Summer Study Abroad in Vienna 1973, 1975,

1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987,

1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993; 2002 (1 term)

Preparation of Handbook for Graduate Students, 1986-87

Coordinator of Visiting Professor Program (German Studies)

since 1988.

Interruption of Sabbatical leave to contribute to estab-

lishment of semester- or year-long undergraduate study

opportunities in Germany and Austria. Visited “Institute

of European Studies” Centers in Freiburg, Berlin and

Vienna to check for their suitability as Emory study

abroad programs (Nov. 26 - Dec. 6, 1996).

Advisor to Majors 1976-81; 1982-83; 1985-86; 1986-87;

1998/99; 2000/01; 2001/02; 2002/03

German Studies search committee 2001/02; 2004/05

German Studies Search Committee 2005/06 (two one-year positions)

German Studies Search Committee 2006/07 (Yiddish Lang., Lit. and

Culture)

German Studies Curriculum Committee 2006-09 (chair 2006/07)

Associate faculty member of The Literature Program

1993-2001

Executive Committee,Comparative Literature 1998-2008

Comparative Literature search committee 2001/02; 2005-2008

Comparative Literature Admissions Committee 2005-2008

Associate (core) faculty member of Comp. Lit. Dept. 1993-2009

Director of Graduate Studies for the Department of Comparative

Literature (2005/08).

University

Service: Advisor to Freshmen and Sophmores 1971-80; Freshman

Seminar 1982/83, 1986/87

Associate faculty member of the Institute of Liberal

Arts, Emory University 1973-94

Consultant and negotiator of exchange between Emory

School of Business Administration and Joh. Kepler

University, Linz, Austria 1980-84; member of selection

Committee 1984-88 [?]

International Network, Emory University 1989-2008

Advisor to L’Association International des Edudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales 1981-88

Fulbright Advisor, 1990-96; 1997/98

Committees: Chair, Educational Policy Committee 1981-84

Academic Standards 1978-79

ILA Financial Aid and Admissions Committee 1975-76

Head of Committee Z, AAUP 1977-78

Admissions and Scholarship 1977-78

Mellon Fellow Search Committee 1977-78

ILA Executive Committee 1981-82

College Executive Committee 1981-84; 1991-94

Selection Committee, German Studies Program, 1982-85

Selection committee for Visiting German Studies Professor 1989-2007

Executive Committee for Language Literature and Culture

1991-93

Chair, Grievance Committee, 1991-94

Humanities Council 1998/99; 1999/2000; 2000/01

University Senate 2000/01 - 2002/03

Faculty Council 2000/01 - 2002/03

Emory Scholars Selection Committee 2005

Dean’s Scholars Selection Committee 2005, 2006

Professional MLA; SAMLA; AATG; ACSAL; Internationale Robert Musil

Organizations: Gesellschaft; AAUP; Internationale Nestroy-Gesellschaft

Professional Chaired Sections at Georgia Symposium 1983, 1984

Service: Instructor at total immersion seminar for German

teachers, Unicoi State Park, Summer 1980

Moderator, German Studies Conference, Emory University,

Fall, 1988

Co-organizer of Second German Studies Colloquium,

“Literature at its Own Funeral?” Emory University,

March 23-25, 1995.

Attended the Colloque International Strasbourg on

“Identité(s) Autrichienne(s): Littérature dans le

context de Robert Musil”, Nov. 29, 1996

Moderator at conference on “Violence and Representation”,

Emory University, February 20-21, 1998.

Attended ADFL Summer Seminar East for new Chairs in N.Y.

City, June 4-6, 1998.

Directed one-day session on contemporary Austrian litera-

ture at the annual summer seminar of the “Consortium

for German in the Southeast” at the University of the

South in Sewanee, TN, June 22, 1998

Elected as program secretary in the executive committee of

the “German III” group of the South Atlantic Modern

Language Association (SAMLA), November 6, 1998.

Organizer and Chair of the German III session at the Con-

vention of the South Atlantic Modern Language Associ-

ation, November 10-12, 2000.

Executive Committee, German III session at the Convention

of the South Atlantic Modern Language Associaton,

November 9-11, 2001.

Executive Committee, German III session at the Convention

of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association,

November 15-17, 2002.

Chair of Nominations, German III session at the Convention

of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association,

November 2003

Occasional reader for Modern Austrian Literature and semi-

nar.

Attended the 30 th, 31 st, 33 rd and 34 th “Internationale Nestroy-Gespräche” in Vienna (Schwechat), Austria (June 2004, July 2005 , June/July 2007 and June/July 2008 respectively.

Member of Constitutive Committee for “Interdisciplinary German

Studies in the Southeast” (2008)